EARTHQUAKES · MARION AREA · TX2024ZBDB
Magnitude 2.9 7 km WSW of Mooringsport, Louisiana
Sunday, December 22, 2024, 3:04:43 AM Central · 2024-12-22 09:04:43 UTC
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake 7 km WSW of Mooringsport, Louisiana on December 22, 2024 at 3:04 AM Central, 6.2 km deep, in the Marion County area.
No other M2+ events have been located within 10 km of this spot.
4 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 2.5 km away and operated by Colorado-Swanson Lndng Oil&gas; together they hold 3,735 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
- M2.9
- ML, reviewed
- 6.2
- km deep · 20,284 ft
- 0
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 1
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 4
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 8
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 32.6580, -94.0290
- County area
- Marion County
- On a map
- Google Maps ↗
- Catalog
- USGS event page ↗ · TexNet catalog ↗
Around it in time and space
M2+ events within 10 km, nearest in time first.
| When | Mag | Distance | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2021, 12:13 AM | 2.5 | 3.9 km | 15.7 km |
Largest nearby on record: M2.5 on Apr 15, 2021.
Injection wells within 10 km
RRC UIC MASTER · ACTIVE PERMITS
Proximity is not attribution. The wells are listed because the question is always asked; whether any of them is connected to this event is for the RRC's seismic response review, not this page.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greer #1 | Colorado-Swanson Lndng Oil&gas | 000093740 | 2.5 km | 300 | 2,315–2,355 |
| Lou-Tex #3 | Wilcox Operating Corporation | 000074172 | 3.3 km | 3,000 | 2,358–2,380 |
| Gulf "E" #1A | Fossil Energy, Inc. | 000005936 | 6.5 km | 400 | 935–1,030 |
| Gulf #1 W | Fossil Energy, Inc. | 000044174 | 8.5 km | 35 | 972–1,006 |
Disposal in Marion County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →
About this data
Event tx2024zbdb from the USGS earthquake catalog, located by TexNet (UT Bureau of Economic Geology) and refreshed daily. Nearby wells from the RRC UIC well master and permit coordinates; daily volumes from the TexNet injection reporting tool.
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/earthquakes/tx/events/tx2024zbdb, documented in the API reference.